Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 45
202
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 34
147
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape Town
34 Families width 203 Species and 1 Subspecies #ABCDEFHMNOPSTV
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 | Cheese flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vermileonidae Williston, 1886 | Wormlion | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Cape Town
 | | Brachycera (Macquart 1834) |
Links, sources and further information Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org
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